ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside US demand for initiating action against
Haqqani group Pakistan has said US will have to provide credible
evidence about presence of Haqqani group in its territory.
FBI
director Robbert Miller along with a delegation met interior minister
Rehman Malik in interior ministry Wednesday. US delegation comprised
deputy ambassador of US in Pakistan and FBI and CIA authorities.
Pakistan delegation was led by Rehman Malik.
Talking to media
men after his meeting with Rehman Malik, FBI Director said “we will
have to make coordinated efforts to stamp out terrorism wherever it is
taking place in Pakistan, Afghanistan and other parts of the world.
Cooperation with Pakistan would also be bolstered, he underlined.
He
told he had held extensive talks with Rehman Malik with reference to
Haqqani group and other terrorist organisations. On the other hand FBI
would step up its cooperation with FIA so that concerted efforts being
employed by both the countries against terrorists could be improved
further, he underlined. FBI was in constant contact with FIA and it
would be further expanded in future, he held.
Rehman Malik said
Pakistan had rendered more sacrifices in war against terrorism than any
country in the world. Not only national economy had been adversely
affected but also over 35,000 citizens and security forces personnel
had given sacrifices in this war. Cooperation with US would continue in
the war on terror and intelligence sharing between Pakistan and US on
terrorists would be further improved, he said.
Rehman Malik
said Haqqani group was product of Soviet and Afghan war and it did not
exist any where in Pakistan. US should provide information to Pakistan
if it had any on this count and Pakistan would initiate action in this
respect on its own, he maintained.
Sources told Online both the
sides agreed on further streamlining the intelligence sharing between
Pakistan and US with regard to the terrorists. Online
